Mayweather vs Marquez goes above 1 Million PPV Buys

[Ray*]

He doesn't mean that, he means... one the flip side to what your were saying before in this thread, some people might feel a bit weird about paying $50 or were I am from £15 for a fight and it last 2 rounds, I mean I enjoyed it... it was a shock but a good shock, but I think you don't get what he means.

Cause the fight was said that it would be a close one and will probably enter the later rounds, when they buy the fight and it lasts 2 rounds some people might feel funny about watching 2 rounds for $50 (I aint gonna say ripped off), like in the UK, you pay £15 and stay up till 5 in the morning and it lasts 2 rounds, I enjoyed watching it... I aint complaining, most people enjoyed it... but what I think he meant was, some people might feel a bit weird about paying $50 and watch the guy get KO'd in 2 rounds, or in the UK pay £15 (around $25-$30) stay up till 5-6 AM and see that.

I think you just took what he was trying to say the wrong way mate... anyway, I doubt it did over a million anyway, a lot to be honest.

Spacey....thank mate for actually reading and getting my points, I didnt know i have to read a book for those two ******s to get what my point was.

Like i said in my post, Am not critising Manny for KO'in Hatton in two rounds but according to PACBOY wouldnt that fight also be a rip-off after having us believe the fight was 50-50 before hand...

[JAB5239]

I love how the claim is that "multiple sites/publications are reporting this" when all of them are running stories based on the same assumption provided on a friggin' Twitter page.

Iole himself hasn't even yet mentioned it in a filed Yahoo column. Why? Because there's nothing yet to report.

Every rumor has a grain of truth to it. I don't think a rumor like this gets started unless the numbers of very good to begin with, if even not a million. If it is true props to Floyd, and the guys who said it wouldn't sell should just apologize and say they were wrong. I was one of those guys, and if this fight did do big numbers...I was wrong.

[Bogler]

you'd think that w/ all these links pointing to news about a million buys would confirm it but if you read all of them they're just relayed news all coming from one source, a hearsay information gathered by Kevin Iole.

[Ray*]

If this is true than I've been wrong saying Foyd needs a name to do big PPV numbers. The good news is that since he can carry a PPV there is no excuse for him not to fight all the top welters now. Cotto, Mosley, Margs, Berto, Collazo.....all of them. If he could do that and remain undefeated I do believe he would be one of the 25 best p4p fighters ever.

Yes that should be a reality going by your post, If its true with the reported figures then he needs to be fighting those names especially in the next 2 years or so..

[Parody]

http://www.east side boxing.com/news.php?p=21278&more=1


Floyd Mayweather beats Dana White & UFC!

By Coach Tim Walker - While the official numbers have not yet come in the rumor mill is circulating surrounding pay per view buys for this past weekend’s head to head pay per view battle between boxing and the UFC. Officially there is no battle between the two sports but many enthusiasts were anxious to see what would happen when a major boxing card faced off with a major UFC card.

The UFC has generally done better pay per view numbers than boxing but the two sports have never gone head to head on the same day. Both sports have been cautious not to set major events on the same date but a rib injury to Floyd Mayweather Junior back in June pushed the re-emergence of “Money” to September 19. The same weekend, same day as UFC 103. The clash between the aforementioned Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez was originally scheduled for July 18..

According the rumor mill boxing dominated the UFC nearly as thoroughly as Mayweather dominated Marquez, at least that night.

If reports are accurate Mayweather/Marquez raked in over 1 million buys at nearly $50 while UFC 103 did approximately 400,000 at nearly $45. You do the math. In reality we may never know the final numbers of the UFC broadcast because it is privately owned and has no legal responsibility to publicly disclose its sales unlike HBO pay per view. Still, you sort of get the feeling that White would love the opportunity to take another stab at boxing and what better way to do that than to point that he went head to head with boxing's bad boy Mayweather…and won.

Dana White prior to this past weekend, “No matter what happens on Saturday night, boxing is in trouble.” He continued, “Nobody is asking to see this Marquez fight. They want to see Mayweather/Pacquiao fight.” In retrospect boxing seems to not be in as much trouble as White thought. Still, there is undeniable truth that the world is waiting to see Mayweather/Pacquiao mix it up but a large number of people decided that they wanted to see Mayweather/Marquez as well. Probably more than anybody would have guessed, well, except Mayweather himself. To be fair-minded, Mayweather is no stranger to trash mixed martial arts either.

In my mind this affirms it. Mayweather is a boxing superstar! Maybe he’s the bad boy of boxing. Maybe you tune in hoping he gets beat. Maybe you’re a diehard fan and salivate at boxing in its purist form. Maybe he's the fighter you love to hate. Maybe Mayweather is the B-side to all these record breaking pay per view fights of which (hold your breath) he is the common denominator. Regardless of why we tune, the fact is, we tune in and that is what counts.

The final purchase numbers may also be affected and blurred by the non-traditional purchasing and viewing methods both sports used.

In addition to purchase via pay per view, the Mayweather/Marquez clash was available in movie theatres nationwide. That had not happened since the days of Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard, rarely live and never in full HD. Attendees have reported being able to actually see perspiration flying off the fighters as though they were sitting ringside. (How about doing a fight in 3D...freaky!)Boxing’s counterpart, the UFC, got a little fight-techy as well. UFC fans could watch the fight in a traditional pay per view setting or watch it on their iPhones with the purchase of a 99-cent app and a $45 fee. The UFC even took it a step farther when it aired the undercard on standard cable television in hopes of generating more public interest in the pay per view section.

While both sides downplay the importance of the boxing vs. UFC weekend but now that the pay per view numbers are trickling in it will be interesting to see if it stays that way. Truth be
told, boxing isn’t dead and it owes a big high five to the UFC for forcing it to get back on track. No matter which sport won, or which sport did more sales, a lot of people watched a lot of guys fight this weekend. You gotta love that

[Bogler]

you'd think that w/ all these links pointing to news about a million buys would confirm it but if you read all of them they're just relayed news all coming from one source, a hearsay information gathered by Kevin Iole.

[MindBat]

$1,000,000 PPV Buys....SSSSSweeeet!!!

[Parody]

If this is true than I've been wrong saying Foyd needs a name to do big PPV numbers. The good news is that since he can carry a PPV there is no excuse for him not to fight all the top welters now. Cotto, Mosley, Margs, Berto, Collazo.....all of them. If he could do that and remain undefeated I do believe he would be one of the 25 best p4p fighters ever.

I dont want Floyd to face any cheaters. I hope for a Mayweather-Cotto fight, whilst the majority will want a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight but for me, the winner of Cotto-Pacquiao would be the next logical fight, whether thats Pacman or Cotto, because if Pacquiao beats Cotto, who is a big welterweight, than Pacquiao should be considered a welterweight too as he beat a welterweight AND Oscar/Hatton. I mean Cotto has beaten the most welterweights Clottey, Mosley, Quintana, Judah..etc. If Pacquiao beats Cotto he is a welterweight.

BTW what do you guys think Bob Arum will have to say about this? Considering Mayweather-Hatton, Mayweather-DLH and Mayweather-Marquez sold more than Pacquiao-Hatton, Pacquiao-DLH and Pacquiao Marquez? He wants Floyd to accept a 60/40 deal in favour of Pacquiao, LOL.

I think Pacquiao should leave Arum and make a fight with Mayweather. He will get a better and fair deal, as Arum gets 27% of Pacquiao's purse, Pacquiao is BIG enough to leave him, and make the big fights happen.

[JakeNDaBox]

Every rumor has a grain of truth to it. I don't think a rumor like this gets started unless the numbers of very good to begin with, if even not a million. If it is true props to Floyd, and the guys who said it wouldn't sell should just apologize and say they were wrong. I was one of those guys, and if this fight did do big numbers...I was wrong.

I'm not saying that it isn't true... just saying that the thread starter claiming multiple reports as proof is misleading because none can confirm beyond Iole's Tweet (or whatever its called).

And for what it's worth, there have been plenty of projections based on tracking that proved to be way off. Both Main Events and Showtime estimated Vargas-Mayorga to pull in over 300,000 PPV buys shortly after the fight, based on early tracking and "industry trends", only for the final number to not even pull in half of that amount.

Top Rank had people believing days after Pac-Morales III that the fight was on track to clear 400K. When all was said and done, it not only fell short, but also drew fewer buys than the rematch.

The post-fight buzz surrounding Floyd-Hatton was the assumption that it would crack the 1 million buy barrier based on early feedback. It still sold amazingly well, but never reached that two comma mark.

[Michael Hall]

If this is true than I've been wrong saying Foyd needs a name to do big PPV numbers. The good news is that since he can carry a PPV there is no excuse for him not to fight all the top welters now. Cotto, Mosley, Margs, Berto, Collazo.....all of them. If he could do that and remain undefeated I do believe he would be one of the 25 best p4p fighters ever.

He does not need to beat the entire welterweight division to be considered top 25.

The kid started at 130 and has won titles in every single division he's been in. He's 40-0 and has beaten every possible contender put in front of him. He hasn't taken the easy road to get to where he's at.

IMO, he's already top 25. I cannot honestly name 25 better fighters than Floyd. I can barely name 10.